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...bodies forward: this makes the recover too quick. No part of the stroke is more difficult to acquire; it is one of the points in which English rowing differs from American, and is considered by Englishmen of great importance. Schwartz at present does the recover better than the rest of the men. No. 6 (W. M. Le Moyne) does not keep his back straight, "buckets," fails to get enough reach with his back, does not sit up well at the finish, at times goes back too far, and raises his hands in the middle of the stroke. He pulls hard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREW. | 1/26/1877 | See Source »

...absolutely demanded, in the least different from that which happens to be popular, let me do it now. You will at once be set down for either a bore or a fool, and you will find neither reputation to your advantage. You need not think with the rest of the world, but it does not pay to tell them that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTERS TO A FRESHMAN. | 1/12/1877 | See Source »

...consider that what they propose is not exactly a fair exchange. For granting us the three days we ask, they propose to take from us six days of vacation which we already have; that is, they propose to make us work two days in September for every day of rest they give us in, April. Thus policy and justice both cry out against the scheme of shortening our summer recess...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1877 | See Source »

...flagstones, the Corporation will take a shorter time to procure them. During the Hollis fire an officer of the College was heard to remark: "This is quite remarkable; we thought we were safe from fire." That occasion has demonstrated that we are not more safe from it than the rest of the human race, and it is therefore high time to think of rendering such a misfortune as little dangerous to life as possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/12/1877 | See Source »

...themselves on Monday after the recess to begin work at the boat-house. Mr. Dana "coached," while they pulled four hundred strokes. The "time" was rather poor, and as there was too much pressure on the machines, the stroke "dragged." The men of course manifested some awkwardness after their rest, but did as well as could reasonably be expected. The run and walk was a mile and a half in length. The streets were "heavy," but the men got more work on that account...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CREW. | 1/12/1877 | See Source »